December 21, 2021 On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s block on President Biden’s vaccine mandate, meaning the vaccine mandate will go into effect on January 4, 2022. The vaccine mandate requires that all private employers who employ 100 or more employees nationwide must require their employees...
December 1, 2021 The past few weeks have seen a flurry of regulatory activity by the federal and state governments regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Even though court actions continue, now is a good time for employers to assess their current requirements and update policies and practices. Federal Mandates OSHA Rule On November 4, 2021, OSHA...
Can you ask an applicant their COVID-19 vaccination status? November 4, 2021 By now, most employers have at least broached the question of whether they can request employees’ vaccination status. While employers can in fact request this medical information from employees and even terminate employees who do not comply with disclosure or vaccine...
September 10, 2021 Yesterday President Biden issued two Executive Orders and a COVID-19 action plan, in furtherance of a strong federal policy of increasing the number of Americans who are vaccinated against COVID-19. The Orders and plan rely largely on employers to implement this policy. The first Executive Order requires all federal agencies to...
August 31, 2021 Employers in Utah and throughout our Country are faced with new and unique questions concerning COVID-19 and the workplace. For example, an increasing amount of employees are requesting to work from home due to potential COVID-19 exposure, particularly with the new infectious Delta Variant. Some employees are seeking remote work...
As explained in our prior post (here), since the start of the pandemic, the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) has been charging unemployment benefits for individuals who lost employment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to “social costs.” This measure was designed to relieve employers from having to pay higher premiums when rates are...
On April 16, 2020, the White House issued “Opening Up America Again,” a three phase state-by-state approach for reopening the U.S. economy. Some state governors, including Governor Herbert in Utah, are beginning to relax stay-at-home orders. This memo discusses the top compliance and workplace concerns your business may face as you stage your...
On April 9, 2020, the EEOC updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers guidance page to include additional information for employers during the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that the “EEO laws, including the ADA and Rehabilitation Act, continue to apply during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they do not interfere with or prevent...
The Combination of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Create New, Streamlined, Less Expensive Bankruptcy Reorganization Route for Many Small Businesses Through passage of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA), effective February 19, 2020,...
Article from CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/09/federal-reserve-unveils-details-of-its-much-anticipated-main-street-lending-program.html "The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced a bevy of new moves aimed at getting another $2.3 trillion of financing into businesses and revenue-pinched governments. Stock futures jumped after the announcement,...
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In November 2025, we had the privilege of celebrating our Legacy and Founding Partners of Clyde Snow & Sessions. Our Legacy Partners have played a pivotal role in shaping Clyde Snow & Sessions into the law firm it is today. Their contributions have not only...
Clyde Snow & Sessions is thrilled to share that our firm has been recognized as a 2026 Best Law Firms in America by Best Lawyers. We are honored to receive acknowledgment in the following categories: Eugene, Oregon Tier 2 in Natural Resources Law Salt Lake City,...
This October, one thing scarier than ghosts and goblins is the growing wave of pay transparency laws creeping across the country, threatening to unearth compensation secrets long kept buried. Federal legislation, which died in previous years, has been resurrected and...
Tax Cuts Leave Open Recordkeeping Questions for Employers The recently enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” introduces significant changes to the federal tax code, affecting green energy, estate planning, employment taxes, and more. The “No Tax on Tips” and “No Tax on...
Clyde Snow & Sessions, P.C. is proud to announce that 14 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Mountain States Super Lawyers. This honor highlights attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional professional achievement and peer recognition in...